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Historical Markers and War Memorials in McLennan County, Texas
Adjacent to McLennan County, Texas
▶ Bell County (93) ▶ Bosque County (3) ▶ Coryell County (10) ▶ Falls County (10) ▶ Hill County (41) ▶ Limestone County (20)
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| On West 3rd Street (Farm to Market Road 107) at Ausborn Street, on the right when traveling west on West 3rd Street. |
| | In 1868 a congregation of Methodists living in the Bell and McLennan County region between Elm and Bull Hide Creeks erected a simple sanctuary at the site of a nearby cedar log toll bridge. The Rev. James Peeler, a Waco district Methodist Circuit . . . — — Map (db m150653) HM |
| On Washington Street at Eagle Drive, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street. |
| | Organized as Sage Chapel in 1875, this congregation moved its one-room frame sanctuary two miles east to the new town of Eddy in 1882. The church building also served as a schoolhouse for the community, and the local Methodist congregation shared . . . — — Map (db m150633) HM |
| On South Old Bruceville Road at Interstate 35 Frontage Road, on the left when traveling west on South Old Bruceville Road. |
| | A native of Scotland, Martin Irons (1833-1900) came to the United States at the age of fourteen as a machinist's apprentice. After learning the trade, he lived and worked in numerous places throughout the country. By 1884,he was employed as a . . . — — Map (db m150677) HM |
| On North Lone Star Parkway (State Highway 317) at 5th Street (County Route 185), on the right when traveling north on North Lone Star Parkway. |
| | Located in an area of McLennan County once inhabited by Tonkawa Indians, the community of Crawford grew slowly from an 1850s settlement centered around Tonk Crossing (two miles northeast). The first townsite was at the crossroads of the Waco to . . . — — Map (db m88484) HM |
| On Chapel Road at Hambleton Drive, on the right when traveling west on Chapel Road. |
| | This cemetery is named for the Reverend Thomas Stanford, a pioneer Methodist minister who moved to Texas from Arkansas in 1862 with his wife and family. They, with the E. R. Barcus Family, established a school, church and cemetery. The Stanfords' . . . — — Map (db m146520) HM |
| On Front Street south of Lowry Lane, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The original two-acre tract of this burial ground was set aside for the pioneer settlers of the area by Daniel Aerl, who is interred here. The establishment of the cemetery on December 12, 1881, was in conjunction with the sale of sixty acres of . . . — — Map (db m152256) HM |
| Near Center Street north of South Front Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The McBrayer family donated lands for McBrayer City Park in 1983.
The Nature Trail is dedicated to honor the service of a native son of
Lorena, Brigadier General James D. McBrayer Jr., USMC (1916-2006).
McBrayer is a graduate of the U.S. Naval . . . — — Map (db m152339) HM |
| On South Bordon Street at Betties Street, on the right when traveling north on South Bordon Street. |
| | This church was organized in 1881 under the Rev. E.R. Barcus as pastor. The congregation met at first in the Baptist Church building. Trustees Herbert J. Hudson, A.J. Pool, and H.C. Williams bought the site and supervised the construction of the . . . — — Map (db m117610) HM |
| On Avenue E at 1st Street, on the right when traveling south on Avenue E. |
| | The First Baptist Church of Moody was organized in 1855 in the community of Perry (2 mi. N), with Elder S.G. O'Bryan serving as first pastor. Another early minister, the Rev. John McClain, had been present at the church's organization and served the . . . — — Map (db m88298) HM |
| On Eichelberger Crossing, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Sent by the Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar to establish trade and expand Texas' legal boundaries, the members of the 1841 Texan Santa Fe Expedition met with a number of hardships endeavoring to carry out their mission. On July 6, . . . — — Map (db m157032) HM |
| On South 4th St at Franklin Avenue, on the left when traveling west on South 4th St. |
| | The city of Waco in the 1890s divided into two armed camps over the caustic criticisms of William Cowper Brann (1855-1898) in his magazine, "The Iconoclast". A gifted writer, Brann attacked many organizations, especially Baptists and Baylor . . . — — Map (db m84679) HM |
| On Garrison Street east of Chestnut Street. |
| | Doris (Dorie) Miller was reared on a farm in McClennan County, Texas, and attended Waco’s A.J. Moore High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the battleship “USS West Virginia” in 1940. The “West . . . — — Map (db m34637) HM |
| On South Valley Mills Drive at The Circle, on the right when traveling west on South Valley Mills Drive. |
| | The first Elite cafe opened in downtown Waco in 1919 and was acquired by the Greek immigrant Colias family in 1920. The Colias brothers opened this Elite cafe in 1941 on "The Circle," a traffic hub built on Waco's suburban edge in the early 1930s. A . . . — — Map (db m68678) HM |
| | Organized in 1851 by the Rev. Noah Byars and four charter members, the First Baptist Church of Waco worshiped in the meetinghouse of the First Methodist Church until their own sanctuary was built at fourth and Mary Streets in 1857. It was destroyed . . . — — Map (db m140725) HM |
| On Cobbs Drive north of Glen Lake Drive, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1850 the Rev. Joseph P. Sneed and 23 charter members founded this congregation, the first church in the townsite of Waco. Services were held initially in a log cabin at Second and Jackson street. The Methodists shared their building with the . . . — — Map (db m130048) HM |
| On Austin Avenue at North 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on Austin Avenue. |
| | James W. Harris (1863-1897), editor of Waco's "Times -Herald" and Judge George Bruce Gerald (1836-1914) argued over an article the Judge wrote. It supported William Cowper Brann's controversial magazine, "The Iconoclast", which denounced, among . . . — — Map (db m84678) HM |
| On Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard east of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
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“To those riders who passed this way ... their memories, honored in stone but written in our hearts”
“Across the Brazos at Waco” — — Map (db m94683) HM |
| Near University Parks Drive east of Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Born to a Jewish family in Spanishtown, Jamaica, British West Indies, Jacob de Cordova immigrated to Philadelphia about 1830. After a brief return to Jamaica where he founded a newspaper, he became engaged in trade between New Orleans and Texas. He . . . — — Map (db m94685) HM |
| On Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Seat of justice for county organized in 1850 by founders of Waco, to give the young city added strength. Ironically, until the early 20th century, county outstripped city in prosperity.
This courthouse (the county's fourth) was built during . . . — — Map (db m141198) HM |
| On Speegle Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Founded in the home of early settler and community namesake Israel Washington Speegle, this historic congregation formally organized in 1850 as Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. It was renamed Speegleville Baptist Church after the members joined with . . . — — Map (db m144945) HM |
| On Austin Avenue at South 33rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Austin Avenue. |
| | Stone contractor John Tennant began this house in 1890, when Waco's cotton-based economy flourished. In 1906 Tennant sold the structure to Ripley Hanrick, a cotton broker, but it remained unfinished. With plans drawn by architect Roy Lane . . . — — Map (db m131557) HM |
| On Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In January 1850, the Texas Legislature created McLennan County from portions of Robertson and Milam counties, naming it for Neil McLennan, who had settled along the South Bosque River. In September of that year, the Commissioners Court began . . . — — Map (db m141199) HM |
| On North University Parks Drive. |
| | In 1866 the Waco Bridge Company was granted a 25 year charter to build a toll bridge here. The charter guaranteed that no other bridge or ferry could be
built within five miles. Construction began in 1868 and, after much financial difficulty, was . . . — — Map (db m33216) HM |
| Near Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard east of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1866 the Waco Bridge Company was granted a 25 year charter to build a toll bridge here. The charter guaranteed that no other bridge or ferry could be built within five miles. Construction began in 1868 and, after much financial difficulty, was . . . — — Map (db m94684) HM |
| On State Highway 6 at Elm Lake Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 6. |
| | Site of greatest Indian council in Republic of Texas. There President Sam Houston made famous 1844 peace talks to assembled chiefs. Was "listening post" for frontier. Built and run by George Barnard for Torrey's Trading Company, post in 1844-49 was . . . — — Map (db m84677) HM |
| Near University Parks Drive east of Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
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Erected by
Henry Downs Chapter
Daughters of
The American Revolution
1849 - May 5 - 1917
Reclaiming the Waco Spring
Famed in Local Tradition
As the Camp Grounds
Of the Waco Indians
And the first crossing
Of the Brazos . . . — — Map (db m94686) HM |
| Near North University Parks Drive near Cameron Park Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In 1910, the family of William Cameron donated land and funds to honor the prominent lumber businessman and civic leader who died in 1899. The original 125 acre public park included the popular Proctor Springs area on the west bank of the Brazos . . . — — Map (db m146519) HM |
| On South Harrison Street at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on South Harrison Street. |
| | This congregation originated as part of earlier church in Martinville (now Tours). After the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad came through the area about 1890, church members in west received permission from the Bishop to erect their own . . . — — Map (db m152017) HM |
| On North Main Street near Oak Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | One of the first German settlers in the area, August Groppe, Sr. (1840-1919) had this structure built in 1892, the year the town of West was incorporated. A prominent cotton farmer and businessman. Groppe hired local brickmasons and used bricks that . . . — — Map (db m62453) HM |
| On South Harrison Street south of West Spruce Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | St. Mary's Catholic Church was officially organized in West in 1892. Because parents wanted a Catholic education for their children, Father F. G. Sebik wrote to Reverend Mother Florence, Superior General of the Sisters of Divine Providence, . . . — — Map (db m151061) HM |
| On I-35, North-bound frontage road. 1.3 miles north of Farm to Market Road 3149, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A head-on collision between two locomotives was staged on Sept. 15, 1896, as a publicity stunt for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad. Over 30,000 spectators gathered at the crash site, named "Crush" for MKT passenger agent William G. Crush, who . . . — — Map (db m35909) HM |
| On N Washington Street near W Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A head-on collision between two locomotives was staged on Sept. 15, 1896, as a publicity stunt for the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad. Over 30,000 spectators gathered at the crash site, named "Crush" for MKT passenger
agent William G. . . . — — Map (db m59674) HM |
| On W Oak Street near N. Reagan Street. |
| | This community traces its origin to the establishment by entrepreneur Thomas M. West of a stagecoach stop, dry goods store and post office here in the late 1860s. Known as the Bold Springs Settlement, these commercial structures were built on a . . . — — Map (db m60001) HM |
| On Sharon Drive south of Bryce Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This church was established as Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Waco by 18 charter members in 1869. The Rev. William Dillard served as first Pastor. Led by the Rev. D.C. Kinnard, the congregation built a 2-story brick sanctuary in 1873 which also . . . — — Map (db m63743) HM |
| On Willow Grove Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This cemetery has served the community of Willow Grove since the late 1800s. William "Buck" Manning and A.W. Crawford, former slaves, moved here with their families in the years following emancipation (1865), founding Willow Grove in 1871. They . . . — — Map (db m149191) HM |
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